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1954 Map of Gay

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Gay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The coastal village of Gay sits prominently on the shoreline of Lake Superior, serving as a focal point for this 1950s study of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Large industrial deposits marked as Tailings along the coast speak to the area's history of mineral processing, while the presence of an Old Railroad Grade running through the township of Sherman indicates the shifting transportation infrastructure of the mid-20th century.

The landscape is defined by the meeting of land and water at Grand Traverse Bay, where the Tobacco River and Traverse River discharge into the lake. Points of interest for local historians include the boundary between Keweenaw and Houghton Counties and prominent coastal landmarks like Traverse Point and Louis Point. The map also captures the wooded interiors of Schoolcraft and Torch Lake townships as they appeared during a period of transition in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.